Crossover

With up to 42 miles of all-electric range, the 2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid remains one of the most impressive and versatile PHEV crossovers on the market — just don’t expect it to come cheap.

Toyota released a trio of bird’s-eye photos of a vehicle promising “all-new style, from urban streets to outdoor retreats,” that imply a new RAV4 is on the way.

In its top 2.5 Turbo Signature trim level, the 2025 Mazda CX-5 is tight, zippy, entertaining and devilishly good-looking — but it suffers from a fatal flaw: a nearly unusable multimedia system.

Toyota’s smallest and most affordable SUV, the Corolla Cross, is getting a slight update in styling and technology for the 2026 model year.

The Honda CR-V hybrid has few standout features beyond its exceptionally smooth drivetrain, but it offers a nice blend of space, comfort, utility, fuel economy and driving dynamics.

Kia announced pricing for its non-hybrid Sportage, and while the face-lift is minor, it includes just enough restyling to push its base trim level up in price by just over $1,500.

The 2026 Jeep Compass has debuted with a choice of electrified powertrains and one massive elephant in the room: the U.S. tariff situation.

The Nissan Rogue has won three consecutive times when we’ve compared it with other compact SUVs, including a win for the 2025 Rogue in our latest faceoff. So, yeah, we’d say it’s a pretty good SUV — though its higher trims can get extraordinarily pricey.

There’s not lots to talk about for the 2026 Honda CR-V, with one major exception: the new-for-CR-V TrailSport trim, which is the latest off-road-focused edition in Honda’s growing outdoorsy adventure lineup.

Honda’s runaway bestseller and the fifth most popular vehicle in the U.S., the CR-V is getting a few tech upgrades and a new TrailSport trim level for the 2026 model year.